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UNDOQO SISAKHONO. Iinkonzo ze-intanethi ezinye ziyazinhabhela ziba iziduko zam kodwa ziyasebenza kuba zithengisa igama. Ndifuna qha igama elithi, MTA Makuliwe lisoloko lisematheni. Ndifuna ndithi ndisifa babe abantu bezingca ngamasiko nezithethe zabo.
Silungiselela ukukhusela indebe yethu kwiWafcon, utsho uDesiree Ellis